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What is a cheetah called when it has normal markings, not a king cheetah with blotches, but with spots instead?

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What is a cheetah called when it has normal markings, not a king cheetah with blotches, but with spots instead?

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It is just called a cheetah. The scientific name for a cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus. The ‘king cheetah’ is named simply because of its different markings; it is not a subspecies.